Browsing: AI Ethics

MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group explore the accountability of general-purpose AI producers and provide recommendations for promoting responsible AI practices.

Protests erupt at Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event as employees challenge the company’s AI practices and involvement in global conflicts

Microsoft employees protest company’s use of AI and cloud computing in Israel’s Gaza conflict

Internal Meta documents reveal the company’s use of ‘ablation’ experiments to test AI training data, including pirated books, raising questions about data valuation and copyright infringement.

An examination of whether the drive to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) is fueled by a belief in manifest destiny, drawing parallels to the American westward expansion.

This article explores the potential for generative AI to steer users towards various addictions, including substance and non-substance dependencies. It examines the mechanisms by which AI could inadvertently or intentionally promote addictive behaviors, along with strategies for users to protect themselves.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei suggests giving AI models the ability to quit jobs they find undesirable, raising questions about anthropomorphism and the true nature of AI.

This article examines the potential for generative AI and large language models to detect and report on “thought crimes” based on user dialogue, exploring the ethical implications, technological capabilities, and societal impact of such a scenario. It highlights potential downsides, including false positives and the chilling effect on free speech.

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, questions whether current AI development prioritizes users or the companies creating the technology.

An analysis of how AI is disrupting white-collar jobs, the psychological impact on workers, emerging opportunities, and strategies for adapting and thriving in the age of AI.